It doesn’t take me long to get ready, begrudgingly pulling on a white cotton shirt before slipping out the door and— And there she is. She steps out of her room with her head down, quietly shutting the door before looking up and practically jumping at the sight of me. “Plagues, Kai, don’t scare me like that!” I blink. It’s the first time she’s called me by my name, and I realize then that I could get used to the sound of it rolling off her tongue. She seems to notice what she’s said and clears her throat before beginning to walk down the hallway.
